§ Mr. HealdTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many consultant vacancies there were by specialty in(a) 1997 and (b) 2001. [41716]
§ 3. Mr. HuttonThe NHS vacancy survey has been conducted in March each year since 1999 and information is not available for 1997. Information for 2001 is shown in the table.
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Three month vacancy rates1,2 for consultants3. Three month vacancy numbers and staff in past employed within trusts, by
specified specialty in England
3 month vacancy rates numbers (wte) Staff in post (wte) Total consultants 3.0 670 21,630 Specific specialties Accident and emergency 7.9 40 440 Anaesthetics (including intensive care) 1.7 60 3,170 General surgery 1.7 20 1,260 Obstetrics and gynaecology 1.5 20 1,050 Ophthalmology 0.8 10 610 Oral and Maxillo Facial Surgery 5.6 10 210 Otolaryngology 2.9 10 420 Paediatric surgery 5.7 10 100 Plastic surgery 2.9 10 170 Trauma and orthopaedic surgery 2.2 30 1,150 Urology 2.7 10 370 Cardiology 2.6 10 480 Cardiothoracic surgery 1.6 0 180 Clinical oncology 3.8 10 280 Clinical radiology 4.6 70 1,460 Haematology 2.1 10 430 Histopathology 6.0 50 780 Medical oncology 3.8 0 100 Palliative medicine 7.4 10 90 Forensic psychiatry 5.2 10 150 General psychiatry 7.8 130 1,490 Learning Disabilities 13.3 30 170 Geriatric medicine 3.0 20 730 Old Age Psychiatry 9.3 30 310 Diabetes medicine 2.7 10 360 1 Three month vacancies are vacancies as at 31 March 2001 which trusts are actively trying to fill, which had lasted for three months or more (whole time equivalents).
2 Three month vacancy rates are three month vacancies expressed as a percentage of three month vacancies plus staff in post from the September 2000 medical and dental workforce census (whole time equivalent)
3 Excludes staff working within HA
Notes:
1. Numbers are ruonded to the nearest ten
2. Percentages rounded to one decimal place
*=figures where staff in post and number of vacancies are less than 10
4. England totals include staff from special health authorities
5. Totals may not equal sum of component parts due to rounding.
6. Staff in post figures as at 30 September 2000
Source:
Department of Health Vacancies Survey March 2001
Department of Health 2000 medical and dental workforce census